Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-30
STATE NEWS.

| THOMAS WAR;, g. partner of Samue
Eates in the floral business at Wau
kesha, was killed on the Wisconsin
Central railway track on the goth
The BODY was found terribly mutt
lated. Deceased was about SO years
of age and it is deemed probable thai
he was intoxicated at the time of tbs
accident.
WILLIAM SMETHURsT, aged 60 years
an old resident of Racine, committed
suicide by jumping into cistern. He
was respondent from the use OF NOR.
phine. He leaves wife and daughter
A SILVER lead is reported to have
been found In the town of Marriette,
Crawford County, where the quartz is
from two to six feet thick and assays
$3.50 per ton, and is found at a
depth of twelve feet.
GABRIEL PETERSON, OF Deerfeld,
who was charged with an assault upon
little girl at Deerfeld, with intent to
commit rape, pleaded guilty ofassault
in the municipal court and was fined
$50 and costs, amounting in all to
about $3.50.
THOMAS GAINES, farm hand, was
arrested at Eau Gale, and Charles
Hunter, q woOdsman, was arrested at
Wilson, both for completely in the
burglary last summer at Eau Gale,
when Carson and Rand's safe was
blown open and $3.50 taken. They
will be examined at Menomonie.
They were arrested on information
from Barney Allen, who, after he had
been convicted at Menomonie of the
burglary in question, and had been
sentenced to four years in the peni-
tertiary, gave the names Of Gaines
and Hunter as his accomplices.
THE case of Flick against the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway Company,
in which the award of $500 has just
been affirmed by the state supreme
court, was rather peculiar one.
Flick went up to q ticket Office at Eau
Claire to purchase a ticket. The &C.
tual agent had stepped out and left
another man in his place. The two
got into q dispute about the change,
ending up by the temporary ticket
seller coming around from behind the
wicket and hopping the floor with his
customer. The latter held the COM
pany liable for this incendiary act and
beat the defendant out of 5000.
THE seventh annual report of the
Wisconsin Humane society has been
issued from the press. The society
has eight life members, sixty special
annual members and 442 active an
nual members.
GEORGE WooToN has been held to
trial at La Crosse under bonds in the
sum of $500, On charge of stealing
q watch and revolver.
The calendar for the March term of
the circuit court of Eau Claire County
contains lO1 civil cases, nine of which
are for divorce, and five criminal
cases.
IT is expected that Senator Spooner
will deliver an address at Eau Claire
on Memorial Day.
HENRY PAIL, living three miles from
Fall River, fell from the roof OF g. log
house on which he was at work, and
struck his head on an ak. A cash two
inches long was cut in his throat and
he was otherwise injured.
A SCANDINAVIAN woodsman on q
Wisconsin Central train from the
woods, was showing his money when
we'll dressed straua er asked MIN to
change d 500 bill The woo9sman
complied with the request, and on ar
irving at Eau Claire found when he
wanted to make q purchase that the
bill gwen him by the stranger was an
old Confederate shinplaster. No clue
TO the swindler.
Gov. RUsK on the oath signed the
bill creating a. superior court In Mill
Waukee.
0. NJ. RICHARDS, q prominent and
wealthy farmer of Elk Grove, Wis,
committed suicide at his house on the
23d. He was at work in the barn and
went to the house. took down g.
double-barreled shotgun, and walked
30 the Toulouse which he entered
and immediately blew the whole top
of his head off. His family, hearing
the report OF the gun, rushed
to the building and found him
dead. Mr.. Richards was about
So years old and has resided
IN Elk Grove for many years. He
was man of good education and g.
les. He has been quite prominent
speaker at the Farmers Institutes, es-
pecially on fish culture, an industry
to which he had given considerable at
tention. He had g. pond covering
several acres we'll stocked with black
bass. He leaves q wife and several
children. There was no known cause
for the rash act, as his family and
social relations were OF the happiest
kind.
THERE were nine bids for the $50, 900
worth OF bonds issued to build an in
sane asylum at La Crosse. The highest
premium was offered by S. A. Kean &
Co., of Chicago (557,) and bonds were
awarded to that firm. The low premium
is on account of the bonds being pay
able in yearly installments, beginning
next year. It was reported that an
Injunction would be served restrain
ing the count from concentrating the
sale, but such action was not taken.
THE ice in Black river has moved
out at Eau Claire.